Members Support Commercial Members

Member of the Family Motor Coach Association support commercial members. From motorhomes to service, from accessories to campgrounds, FMCA members look for and respond to companies who display the FMCA member logo.

Membership in FMCA opens a whole new world of RV learning opportunities.

FMCA offers vital courses and workshops designed to help you maintain your motorhome, avoid mishaps, travel safely, and just plain have more FUN in your motorhome. Many times, the association contributes toward the expense of these presentations to reduce out-of-pocket costs to members.

Expert, professional presenters conduct the sessions, which can include a hands-on driving school; Coach Weight and Tire Safety; Fire and Life Safety; and others.

FMCA Academy events are held periodically in conjunction with FMCA International Conventions. This allows participants to learn in a more focused environment and then participate in all of the fun and other educational seminars offered at the conventions.

Motorhome Forums

Our Forums site [link to http://community.fmca.com] isaconvenient resource for information about all phases of motorhoming. Moderated by an FMCA member with far-ranging technical experience, it's full of solutions, insightful ideas and peer-to-peer support for all motorhome owners — or want-to-be-owners.

Seminars

FMCA International Conventions are renowned for, among other things, the technical seminars offered on-site. They run the gamut from towing, braking, engines, suspensions, generators and tires to expert-led roundtable discussions.

Family Motor Coaching magazine

Must-read technical articles and Q&As appear in every issue of FMC magazine. Members get full access to the current print and digital editions, as well as back issues.

Join FMCA and take advantage of our enlightening RV education programs. It will pave the way for more enjoyable motorhoming. We promise.

]]>lpennington@fmca.com (Larry Pennington)ROOTThu, 08 Dec 2016 19:32:50 +0000Evening Entertainment: Music and Laughterhttps://www.fmca.com/conventions-64/chandler-2017/entertainment.html
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Great entertainment has been lined up for the association’s 95th International Convention, “Rally In The Valley,” March 7 through 10, 2017, at Rawhide Western Town and Event Center in Chandler, Arizona.
]]>tmoning@fmca.com (Todd Moning)ROOTThu, 01 Dec 2016 21:12:42 +0000Ontario Rovers: Chapter Spotlighthttps://www.fmca.com/chapters/chapter-spotlight/3962-ontario-rovers-chapter-spotlight.html
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Join a group of Eastern Ontario-based members as they explore this Canadian province.

By Peggy Jordan, Associate Editor
December 2016

American FMCA members who join the Ontario Rovers can learn what’s to see and do in the Canadian province of Ontario. Canadian FMCA members who live in Ontario or elsewhere can experience the fun of a chapter of like-minded travelers. Joining this chapter is a win for RVers in either country!

The Ontario Rovers chapter has 25 member families, and it focuses on Ontario and the Great Lakes Area. Chapter secretary and alternate national director Kathy Chesher said the chapter is “a good group of people who get together and visit and explore the area.”

The group’s rally schedule runs from May through October, and rallies are held over Friday and Saturday nights. They have met as far east as Ottawa and as far west as London.
But besides rallying in Ontario, chapter members attend FMCA’s Great Lakes Area Rally, or “GLAMARAMA,” each summer. The group also volunteers at that event.

As for rally activities, Kathy said, “Generally we have something we are doing. One year we visited a cranberry festival. A couple of times we’ve been to old Fort Henry (a historic site in Kingston, Ontario).”

They have a tradition of attending the summer festival called “Pickin in the Park,” an amateur music event at Fiddle Park in Shelburne, Ontario. Aside from that, she said, “We tend to explore the area where we’re having the rally; then, in the evening we basically just visit.” Often, members share potluck meals.

The Ontario Rovers plan to attend and volunteer at FMCA’s 96th International Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, next July. Otherwise, the 2017 rally schedule is not finalized yet. This brings up an important point: The chapter is seeking new ideas and new places to go. It’s ripe for more FMCA friends who want to add their own spin on the fun. “We’d like to get some new members to get some new ideas and spread out a little bit,” Kathy said.

Again, you don’t have to live in this area to join. “We’re open to anyone, basically; they don’t have to live in eastern Ontario or Canada; they can be in the United States. Anyone interested in Ontario,” Kathy noted.

The chapter has a newsletter, and dues are only $10 per year; first-year dues are $30 and include name badges and a membership directory. For more information, contact FMCA's Chapter Services Department at (513) 474-3622 or (800) 543-3622; chapters@fmca.com.

If you would like your chapter to be featured in Chapter Spotlight, contact FMC associate editor Peggy Jordan, (800) 543-3622, ext. 212; pjordan@fmca.com.

Terms & Conditions

1. The prize draw (the "Prize Draw") is open to people aged 18 and over who provide their name and email address upon completion of the online form.

2. Employees or agencies of Family Motor Coach Association ("FMCA", "We") its group companies or their family members, or anyone else connected with the Prize Draw may not enter the Prize Draw.

3. Entrants into the Prize Draw shall be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions.

4. By submitting your personal information you agree to receive emails from FMCA containing offers and developments that we think may interest you. You will be given the opportunity to unsubscribe on every email that we send.

5. To enter the Prize Draw you must complete the online form and submit your name and email address. No purchase is necessary. If you have any questions about how to enter or in connection with the Prize Draw, please e-mail us at membership@fmca.com with "FMCA More Fun Prize Draw" in the subject line.

6. Only one entry per person. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed.

7. FMCA accepts no responsibility for entries that are lost, delayed, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered or entered for any technical or other reason. Proof of delivery of the entry is not proof of receipt by FMCA.

8. Five winners will be chosen per drawing from a random draw of entries received in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. The draws will be performed by a random process and take place on the following dates:
March 31, 2017
June 30, 2017
September 30, 2017
December 31, 2017

9. The winners will receive a FMCA North American Road Atlas & Travel Guide.

10. FMCA accepts no responsibility for any costs associated with the prize and not specifically included in the prize (including, without limitation, travel to and from FMCA sanctioned and non-sanctioned events).

11. The winner will be notified by email within 10 business days after the drawing has taken place and must provide a postal address to claim their prize. If the winner does not respond to FMCA within 14 days of being notified by FMCA, then the winner's prize will be forfeited and FMCA shall be entitled to select another winner in accordance with the process described above (and that winner will have to respond to notification of their win within 14 days or else they will also forfeit their prize). If a winner rejects their prize or the entry is invalid or in breach of these Terms and Conditions, the winner's prize will be forfeited and FMCA shall be entitled to select another winner.

12. The prize will be sent to the winner via US Postal Mail and postage paid for by FMCA.

13. The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and is not redeemable for cash or other prizes.

14. FMCA retains the right to substitute the prize with another prize of similar value in the event the original prize offered is not available.

15. The winner may be required to take part in promotional activity related to the Prize Draw and the winner shall participate in such activity on FMCA's reasonable request. The winner consents to the use by FMCA and its related companies, both before and after the closing date of the Prize Draw for an unlimited time, of the winner's voice, image, photograph and name for publicity purposes (in any medium, including still photographs and films, and on the internet, including any websites hosted by FMCA and its related companies) and in advertising, marketing or promotional material without additional compensation or prior notice and, in entering the Prize Draw, all entrants consent to the same.

16. FMCA shall use and take care of any personal information you supply to it as described in its privacy policy, a copy of which can be seen here, and in accordance with data protection legislation. By entering the Prize Draw, you agree to the collection, retention, usage and distribution of your personal information in order to process and contact you about your Prize Draw entry, and for the purposes outlined in the paragraphs above.

17. FMCA accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of entering the Prize Draw or accepting the prize. FMCA further disclaims liability for any injury or damage to your or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in connection with the Prize Draw. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude the liability of FMCA for death, personal injury, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation as a result of its negligence.

18. FMCA reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Prize Draw with or without prior notice due to reasons outside its control (including, without limitation, in the case of anticipated, suspected or actual fraud). The decision of FMCA in all matters under its control is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.

19. FMCA shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, weather conditions, fire, flood, hurricane, strike, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.

20. The Prize Draw will be governed by US law and entrants to the Prize Draw submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the US courts.

]]>lpennington@fmca.com (Larry Pennington)ROOTThu, 10 Nov 2016 00:30:06 +0000RV Basics Workshophttps://www.fmca.com/conventions-64/chandler-2017/3960-rv-basics-workshop.html
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Sign up for the RV Basics workshop, conveniently scheduled right before Rally in the Valley, FMCA's 95th International Convention in Chandler, Ariz. You’ll get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with your RV’s operation and systems, all in a relaxed campground setting with other RVers. This NEW course, led by expert instructors, was developed to help RV owners at every level of experience.

]]>tmoning@fmca.com (Todd Moning)ROOTWed, 09 Nov 2016 01:21:55 +0000FAQs: FMCA’s 95th International Convention & RV Expohttps://www.fmca.com/conventions-64/chandler-2017/faqs.html
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Where will everyone be parked? What are the hours of the exhibits? Is motorhome service available? Read on for answers to these and many more essential questions and answers pertaining to FMCA's Chandler 2017 motorhome event.
]]>tmoning@fmca.com (Todd Moning)ROOTTue, 08 Nov 2016 19:20:22 +0000Exhibitor Directory - Chandler, Ariz., 2017https://www.fmca.com/conventions-64/chandler-2017/3957-exhibitor-directory-chandler-ariz-2017.html
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Myriad companies will display motorhomes, components and RV accessories at FMCA's "Rally in the Valley" convention March 7 through 10, 2017, at Rawhide Western Town and Event Center in Chandler, Arizona. View a list of the exhibitors.

It takes a different sort of RV enthusiast to head to the lot marked “classics” when searching for a motorhome. It’s even more unusual to find a motorhome bearing the letters “FMC.”

The Food Machinery Corporation made 1,050 FMC motorhomes between 1973 and 1976. Of those, approximately 500 still are functioning, and about 300 are actively used. It leaves a small potential member base for the FMC Motor Coach Owners Club, but the group is growing, nonetheless, and now stands at 32 member families.

Today many factory-built motorhomes cost at least as much as the average house, but that was rare in the mid-‘70s. FMCs were priced in the upper echelon, however, and came with luxury appliances and décor. They were owned by celebrities and/or the wealthy in general. A powerful rear Chrysler gas engine meant that the front end stayed quiet, and four-wheel independent suspension provided a smooth ride. All were 29 feet long.

“(The FMC) was not designed as a camper,” said chapter national director Stephen Heinrichs. “It was designed as a high-end, traveling/touring coach.”

That said, these coaches are now 40 or more years old. At chapter rallies, Stephen said, “We always spend part of our time on mechanics or maintenance of the coaches.” The work is mixed with fun social activities and group meals, of course. Owners have a particular camaraderie because they have more time and effort invested in these classics.

They also share in getting complimentary reactions to their RVs as they park them in campgrounds or travel down the highway. Stephen said the most often-asked question owners get is, “Is it new or old?” Not bad for a 40-year-old coach! The second-most frequent question is a request to see the interior. “FMCs are not for introverts, apparently,” he said, laughing. “If you don’t want people to speak to you, don’t get an FMC.”

Chapter members live all over North America. They get together at smaller rallies organized by geographical location. Every two years the club holds a “Mega Rally” in a central spot that enables the entire group to meet. Stephen noted that the June 2016 Mega Rally welcomed new FMC motorhome owners who joined FMCA and the chapter.

Besides chapter information, the club’s website serves as an info center for anyone curious about these motorhomes. FMC ownership is required for chapter membership, but you don’t have to be a member to check out the website forums and ask questions; just register on the website. For more info, visit www.fmcowners.com or contact FMCA’s Chapter Services Department at (513) 474-3622 or (800) 543-3622; chapters@fmca.com.

If you would like your chapter to be featured in Chapter Spotlight, email magazine@fmca.com.